CWW WEEK 25 - Day 4 - Come And Reason

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Devotions, Come And reason
Today’s Devotion Spoken…

CWW WEEK 25 DAY 4 COME AND REASON

Proverbs 17:17 (NIV)

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of

adversity.”

You know who your real friends are when the fat hits the fan.

In my life I have had a great many friends and in these days of

social media….which is anything but social, the term friendship has

taken on a couple of new categories.

For example you may have one hundred thousand friends on

Facebook but how many of those will be with you when your house

burns down?

I have fair weather friends who I now see as acquaintances and I

have true friends who I may not connect with for years but they are

there in the background and it’s like we were never parted when we

come together.

I have to confess to having an inner circle of friends who are like

brothers to me. They have my permission to call me on my stuff

and I have their permission to do the same. We have an

understanding based on a love that is so strong that it is prepared

to lose itself in the interest of truth and mutual character

development.

When I have been under a constant barrage of attack in the last

few years I have always known that they were right next to me. We

have a creed; “You stand I stand, You fall I fall.”

There is an inner peace we feel when we know the calibre of those

God has chosen to walk with us.

My friend John is just such a brother. We stand on the wall together

in all things and we constantly learn from one another. We have

seen tough times together and have shared a great many joys

along the way.

I have other friends in faith who have become more like family too

but the common denominator is that we are always there in

adversity for and with one another.CWW WEEK 25 DAY 4 COME AND REASON

It is true that some families can be toxic and that is what it is.

Some family members we must leave to God to sort out but friends

in adversity are there by choice and not by birth.

I am a fortunate man in that although my inner circle is small it is

most definitely strong. My best friend on this earth happens to be

my wife Michelle who stands with me no matter what. She is my

rock and the main reason I wake up each morning wanting to be a

better man. She deserves the best version of me I can show her.

But in all of this there is one friend who is on call twenty four seven.

He is always there and never asleep. He comforts me when I am

alone in the dark, He remains the source of all of my guiding

principles and He died the worst possible human death to give me

a second chance….and yet He lives.

Jesus Christ is the standard by which I steer and the light that

guides me home. He is always forgiving and always ready to teach

me. He never forsakes me even when I forsake Him. He loves me

through it all and He is the stone against which my own character

is developed.

Jesus has convinced me that I am an acceptable work in progress

and that all I have to do is show up for work each morning.

He is my friend who loves for all time.

Questions.

1. Have you ever done an inventory of your friends?

2. How do you choose the people you hang out with?

3. Is it time to re-evaluate through the lens of Jesus?

Prayer.

Dear Lord, Papa God.

You have shown me a standard by which I myself should live and

you Papa have brought amazing people into my life to help me to

shape my character. As the times ahead often seem uncertain ICWW WEEK 25 DAY 4 COME AND REASON

pray Lord that you will surround me with brothers who will stand

with me though the heavens fall and that you will lead us through

the valley of the shadow of death. Thank you for being the

lighthouse in our stormy lives we pray in Jesus Holy name. Amen.

Have a great day today with Jesus.

Graham Hood.

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